Jongbloed with louvers would change your mind. I would get one as my next hood over an SS hood. I think they fit the lines of the camaro very well.

 

I have thought about building my own hood, and I probably could pull it off, but most of my ideas would require modding the bumper cover too, or making a new one out of fiberglass. A RAII hood that is integrated with the bumper, like a 4th gen, might be cool, but with the ram air scoops made more angular to match the lines of the car. I'm still considering giving it a shot, at least building a prototype hood to make a mold from. I agree all of the third gen afermarket hoods look added on, with the exception of the RA1; it flows pretty well with the stock lines. If I could get another one (traded mine to Zepher last weekend) that was taller, and was more open on the bottom I'd buy it. Maybe Glasstek...I'll have to check.
I agree that on some cars the stock third gen hood designs work well, but there are a couple reasons GM didn't offer stuff like this stock and it doesn't have anything to do with styling. I'd say it was partially lack of demand, partially warranty reasons (they still haven't gotten factory composite hoods right...all the SS hoods are POSs, full of pits and waves and they fit poorly), and the most important reason of all, cost. GM usually errs to the conservative side with styling. Look at the '04 GTO...props to GM for building it, but it looks like a rental car.

 

LT1guy, once again, i agree with you totally.

Your ideas for the RA2 hood sound great, and as far as the RA1 hood, again I agree...I think it's awesome.



Bigals87z28, i saw you post that jongbloed/louver idea somewhere else too. THAT sounds cool!:hail:

 

i agree as well. That'd be pretty cool.

 

Part of the problem people run into that produce fiberglass hoods is the other chemicals that are in the area that effect the actual process. Take for example silicone where your laying up fiberglass or carbon fiber. The silicone even when its airborne can completly screw up your project, usually you can get away with it...

As for the waives, THat is a molding problem, and its not strong enough or I should say stiff enough to keep a good shape. I am not sure of all the changes that take place when working with fiberglass, but I know that its a chemical reaction, it heats up from the catilist, and then it cools off after the reaction is over. The heat causes it to expand and then contract, if your tool is not perfect, or stiff enough it will get rippley. As for the fit, thats just poor planing, IMO. On a similar note: Bondo is very similar to Fiberglass, and I know after years of being on a car it will sometimes show, and shrink.

As for the GTO... to be honest, its a Holden, designed for another country altogether, then Pontiacitized I think its an attempt to see how America will once again accept a rear wheel drive car, in the age of all FWD. With the exception of the Corvette, CTS & XLR, I can't think of another GM RWD car in the US currently produced.

John

 

i think it would be a great hood for birds, i always loved that style, but after seeing the actual hood on a bird, the profile is just too tall, if it was a shorter profile hood like an inch or little more, it would be great,and id definatly get one

--Stormr

 

Not to hi-jack the thread, but... check the link in my sig for more hope on RWD cars coming in the near future.

 

I have the last post

John

 

why yes you do.

 

Hey 90formulaws6...are there any hoods that resemble that one u have chopped? besides the basic SS hoos and super duty? thanks

 

i contacted hawks and asked the manager about possibly shortening the heighth on the super duty hood with the promise that a bunch of firebird owners would jump on it but he said that creating a new mold and redesigning the hood would cost too much and even if we got a group order he would not do the redesign


bummer bc that hood would look so awesome if it was only 2 inches tall

 

can anyone photo shop louvers on the jongbloed hood?

 

I agree 100% with this and the 4th gen scoop comments.

Looking at it, I love that scoop but it’s too narrow, maybe too short and too tall for a ’82-90 ‘bird. I’d bet just making it wider would make it look 100% better

 

i think it looks very good on the 91-92 birtds, but on anything before that it looks way to out of place.

just one mans opinion

 

I just ordered my hood last week. cant wait till it comes in

 

Bought it from 87tpi. Looks nice. They won't get to your door without the odd wave here and there, but it's nothing to cry over if you know how to work on fiberglass...

K

 

my friend has that hood on his 84 Trans Am with the 4th gen spoiler and it looks pretty damn good.

 

heres a couple pics that i got from cardomain
does anyone else have this hood installed. and if so how far forward is the opening?

 

that one follows the body lines.

somebody just posted this hood on a red firebird like last week. ill see if i can find it.

got it. https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...73#post2533773

heres a couple of his pics

 

I like the way those look. I've kind of been looking around for a replacement for my flat hood. I want either the 84 ta hood or one of these super duty hoods.

 

My hood just sent hope it gets here soon.

 

customize it and make a stinger hood out of it. Just an idea.

 

what is this stinger hood your talking about
Im still new to thirdgens

 

the stinger hood is the hood that was originally used on the older corvette stingrays. Thirdgen.org member jack_sparrow has a stinger hood on his camaro i think.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ght=black+rims

 

Hey,that's my old car The hood was nice but would be better if it was functional and had the hole cut for a grill.

 

does anyone know where you could buy that hood? the second one.. the one that has the lines that follow the nose of the car.. i think they look pretty sweet.. but would be better if they did function as somebody mentioned.. with a grille on it

 

That might look good on a 91-92 Firebird.

 

Im not a big fan of that hood. you should check out G&T fiberglass, I bought a hood from them. I love it. Custom too, only people that make that particular hood